Despite assurances that authorities are investigating a racist graffiti case that has shaken a quiet city neighborhood, the homeowner continues to refuse to conceal or remove the N-word from her garage door.

“I am not going to shut up until they do something,” Heather Lindsay, who is white, said Thursday evening, two days after meeting with Stamford police detectives.

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She and her partner, Lexene Charles, who is black, found the slur spray-painted outside their Bulls Head home on Jan. 14. They have refused repeated offers from the city to remove the graffiti at no cost, saying the sign helps them get police attention and make a point about racism.

The case gained national attention this week after the couple revealed that the City of Stamford issued them a blight citation, which carries a $100 daily fine and started accruing on Feb. 14.

During a news conference outside the home on Monday, the couple’s attorney and representatives of the local and state NAACP chapters denounced the city’s decision to fine the couple and called on police to question several of the couple’s High Clear Drive neighbors who they said have harassed them in the past.

Ted Jankowski, director of public safety, said the city and the police department are taking the investigation “very seriously.” He said police have not been able to find a witness who saw or heard anyone spray painting the sheet-metal garage door. The few security cameras in the area did not capture the incident.

Lindsay and one of her attorneys, Andre Cayo, met with police detectives on Tuesday. Mayor David Martin plans to meet with the NAACP on Feb. 27 to discuss the case.

Cayo, who had previously advised the couple to keep the graffiti up, has now changed his mind because of the latest police outreach. But Lindsay disagrees.

“She has decided to keep the sign because for years she’s been ignored by the police,” Cayo said. “If the sign makes them not ignore her anymore, she will keep it up.”